Some hemostasis techniques require spectrophotometric measurements. These are then subject to interference from the sample's lipemia (postprandial, hypertriglyceridemia, etc.), which risks distorting the results; this is estimated to affect 0.5 to 2.5% of samples. This is particularly the case for anti-Xa activity, a critical test used to monitor anticoagulant treatments. To date, the HUS Hematology Laboratory does not have or is aware of any alternative method to overcome this interference, and is unable to perform anti-Xa activity when the sample has excessive lipemia. This study will evaluate, on samples from routine care artificially overloaded with lipids, the effectiveness of a high-speed centrifugation process (10,800g for 10 minutes).
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
150
Laboratoire d'Hématologie - Unité d'Hémostase - CHU de Strasbourg - France
Strasbourg, France
To determine whether high-speed centrifugation (10,800g for 10 minutes) effectively separates the lipid fraction from the rest of the plasma
To determine whether high-speed centrifugation (10,800g for 10 minutes) effectively separates the lipid fraction from the rest of the plasma, in order to measure anti-Xa activity, and to ensure that this process does not interfere with this measurement.
Time frame: Up to 10 minutes
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